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Idaho Code § 6-1101 (2026)

Legislative purpose. 

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Legislative purpose. 

The legislature finds that the sport of skiing is practiced by a large number of citizens of this state and also attracts a large number of nonresidents, significantly contributing to the economy of Idaho. Since it is recognized that there are inherent risks in the sport of skiing which should be understood by each skier and which are essentially impossible to eliminate by the ski area operation, it is the purpose of this chapter to define those areas of responsibility and affirmative acts for which ski area operators shall be liable for loss, damage or injury, and to define those risks which the skier expressly assumes and for which there can be no recovery.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2025 · leading case: Northcutt v. Sun Valley Co., 787 P.2d 1159 (Idaho 1990).
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Northcutt v. Sun Valley Co., 787 P.2d 1159 (Idaho 1990). · cites it 24× “In reaching a decision on these issues we are required to construe I.C. §§ 6-1101 through 6-1109 (the Act), which define the responsibilities and liabilities of skiers and ski area operators.”
Lopez v. Ski Apache Resort, 836 P.2d 648 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “, Idaho Code §§ 6-1101 through 6-1109 (1990 & Supp.”
Long v. Bogus Basin Recreational, Ass'n, 869 P.2d 230 (Idaho 1994). · cites it 6× “Bogus Basin moved for summary judgment, alleging there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that Bogus Basin was entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law based on I.C. § 6-1101 et. seq. (the “skier statute”).”
Breanne Bennett v. Hidden Valley Golf & Ski, Inc., 318 F.3d 868 (8th Cir. 2003). “§ 33-44-101; Idaho Code § 6-1101 . In California a defendant has “no legal duty to eliminate (or protect a plaintiff against) risks inherent in the sport itself.”
Davis v. Sun Valley Ski Educ. Found., Inc., 941 P.2d 1301 (Idaho 1997). · cites it 4× “Defendants requested that the trial court grant them summary judgment on the ground that I.C. §§ 6-1101 through 6-1106 (the act), which define the responsibilities and liabilities of skiers and ski area operators, bars Davis from recovering for her injuries.”
Withers v. Bogus Basin Recreational Ass'n, 156 P.3d 579 (Idaho 2007). · cites it 10× “This case involves the interpretation and application of Idaho Code §§ 6-1101 et seq. (the “Ski Area Liability Act”) arising from an accident suffered by Helga Withers at a ski area owned by Bogus Basin Recreational Association, Inc.”
Halpern v. Wheeldon, 890 P.2d 562 (Wyo. 1995). “Many of our sister states’ inherent risk statutes provide nonexclusive lists of risks which the Legislatures have determined are inherent to certain activities.”
Matthew Shukoski & Darlene Ritchie v. Indianhead Mountain Resort, Inc., 166 F.3d 848 (6th Cir. 1999). “135 (1983); CRS §§ 33-44-101 to -114 (West 1996); Idaho Code §§ 6-1101 to -1109; Mass. Gen.”
Collins v. Schweitzer, Inc., 21 F.3d 1491 (9th Cir. 1994). · cites it 4× “In 1979, the Idaho legislature enacted a law entitled “Responsibilities and Liabilities of Skiers and Ski Area Operators,” Idaho Code §§ 6-1101 through 6-1109 (the “Act”).”
Collins v. Schweitzer, Inc., 774 F. Supp. 1253 (D. Idaho 1991). · cites it 6× “That issue is whether or not the Idaho Responsibilities and Liabilities of Skiers and Ski Area Operators Act ( Idaho Code §§ 6-1101 to 6-1109 (1990), the “skier statute” or “Act”) applies to shield Schweitzer (and therefore NASTAR) from liability.”
Milus v. Sun Valley Co. (Idaho 2023). · cites it 4× “See I.C. §§ 6-1101 through 6-1109. Idaho Code section 6-1103 is titled, “Duties of ski area operators with respect to ski areas,” and contains ten subsections.”
Vaughan v. Gateway Park, LLC (Idaho 2025). · cites it 3× “Gateway filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, arguing that Vaughan’s claims were foreclosed by: (1) the online liability waiver she signed; and (2) the Responsibilities and Liabilities of Skiers and Ski Area Operators Act, set forth in Idaho Code sections 6-1101 through…”
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